KPBS: A Conversation With San Diego Mayoral Candidate David Alvarez

We will be speaking with each of those four candidates starting today with San Diego City Councilman David Alvarez.

Alvarez has been representing District 8 on the City Council since 2010.

The candidacy of this first-term councilman has been endorsed by a number of notable organizations including the Democratic Party of San Diego County and the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council.

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